Who doesn't know about Highlander? One of the coolest films of the 80's. This movie is as timeless as milk left out on a hot summer day. This movie has it all, action, romance, and Sean Connery. I can imagine the screen writer pitching the idea "It's about a group of immortals who kill each other until there is only one left remaining, and the best part....that guy gets a prize!" Awesome. I do have a couple gripes with the film, though. None of which are enough to make me not like it, but enough to bring me out of the film every now and then.I AM CONNOR MACCLEOD
Why does Connor MacCleod not speak with a Scottish accent and instead sound like a prospector searching for gold. Whoever thought that having strep throat could replace having a Scottish accent is sorely mistaken. After all, the character IS Scottish. It's part of his whole back story. I mean, Arnold Schwarzengger sounds more Scottish than this guy.
I AM RAMIREZ
Okay, the one ACTUAL Scottish guy in this movie plays a Spaniard. Sean Connery, probably the only thing Scotland is known for, plays some Spanish dude. What's up with that? I do appreciate the fact that they give him a nice tan and made him wear eyeliner to make him seem more Spanish, but really...all we see is an unusually brown Sean Connery with eyeliner.
THE PRIZE
So the whole point of the movie is for these immortals to kill each other off till there is only one of them left, and that guy receives the coveted "prize". No one knows what the prize is except that only the last immortal standing will get it and that vying for the prize is the sole purpose of these immortals. So in your mind, when you hear that the reason for the existence of these immortals is to claim "the prize", you think "holy cow, that has got to be some amazing prize." Well hmmm...after becoming "The One", MacCleod does indeed get the prize of MORTALITY and TELEPATHY. Yes. Am I the only one who feels a little jipped here? The whole purpose of these immortals is to kill each other so that the last one alive can die of old age? Does this sound like a prize to you? And oh yes, don't forget about the ability to read people's minds. The two most useful and coveted abilities on earth.
I AM RAMIREZ
Okay, the one ACTUAL Scottish guy in this movie plays a Spaniard. Sean Connery, probably the only thing Scotland is known for, plays some Spanish dude. What's up with that? I do appreciate the fact that they give him a nice tan and made him wear eyeliner to make him seem more Spanish, but really...all we see is an unusually brown Sean Connery with eyeliner.
THE PRIZE
So the whole point of the movie is for these immortals to kill each other off till there is only one of them left, and that guy receives the coveted "prize". No one knows what the prize is except that only the last immortal standing will get it and that vying for the prize is the sole purpose of these immortals. So in your mind, when you hear that the reason for the existence of these immortals is to claim "the prize", you think "holy cow, that has got to be some amazing prize." Well hmmm...after becoming "The One", MacCleod does indeed get the prize of MORTALITY and TELEPATHY. Yes. Am I the only one who feels a little jipped here? The whole purpose of these immortals is to kill each other so that the last one alive can die of old age? Does this sound like a prize to you? And oh yes, don't forget about the ability to read people's minds. The two most useful and coveted abilities on earth.
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